St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-31
The Widow of Mr.. Haddock, the Muir
dered Sioux City Preacher, At
tends the Trial
Of John Arensdorf, Who is Accused of
the Deliberate Assassination of
Her Husband.
The Description of How the Victim
Was Killed Proves too Much
for Her.
ssBismarcl1'' Tells a straightforward
Story Regarding the Nights
Aendly Work.
Special TO the Globe.

rived in the city from Milwaukee last night
anu is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Tackaberry. The lady appeared in the
courtroom for the first time this morning.
AS she was about to enter the door she
burst into tears and leaned upon the arm of
Mrs Tackaberry for support. AS the door
opened and the ladies appeared every eye in
the room rested upon Mrs. Haddock. The
ladies were met inside the door by Rev.
Glass, who conducted Mrs. Haddock to
seat near the center of the railing. directly
in front of Judge Lewis seat. The lady
kept her face buried in her hand and
was deeply affected. Mrs. Haddock
bore up brayely during the morning. listen
ing to every word of the evidence with ap-
parent interest. 1t was not until BIS
ma,ck' described the actual Shooting-how
Rey. Haddock raised his hands to his head
uttered q groan and fell, that the lady
broke down. The scenes of the awful
night seemed to appear before her again.
Size covered her face with her handkerchief,
and her sobs could be heard by those near
her. During the afternoon she tainted and
was carried from the room. Albert Kosch
nitski, or Bismarck" was on the witness
stand at the opening of court to-day and
CONTINUED HIS TESTIMONY
from the point where he was interrupted
yesterday by the lengthy arguments on
points of law.
He stood in front of Haddock's house with
Treiber, and Tleber said to him, There is
where the preacher lives. | will give you
$500 if you will whip him. Then he said he
would give 81, 800 if would whip him. He
asked me if | knew Fred Folger. | said yes.
lie asked me il knew GraDda. l said yes.
He said: when you see him tell him will
give him $500 to whip Haddock.' / told
n H. t,.l 40
told him this, said: I will meet you at
George Treber's saloon tonight. Went to
Treber's that evening. He said Granda was
not there. You go and see him, and tell him
to come down and he will get $500
when he whips the preacher Saw
Granda again Told him that Treiber
would give him $500 when he whipped the
preacher. Granda said Il was at Treiber's
last night, but Treiber was not there" l met
Treiber on the street later. Treiber said:
''You come up with him to my saloon tonight
sure" then came up to the court room with
Treiber. Saw Rev. Haddocl< there. The in
junction cases were going on. Remained in
the court room about one hour. Then left
and went home. In the evening went to
George Treiber'S saloon Treiber gave me 5
cents for car far, and Iwent down to Grandas
house. He was not there. Then returned and
started down Fourth street for home. saw
Treiber, Granda. Plath, Munchrath and Paul
Leader on the corner near the Sioux National
r.
Dir. Haddock lives" I went up towards the
preachers house with Granda. Then went
back to the bank building. When near the
preachers house Granda said he would not
whip the preacher, as there were too many
men who knew him. He told me this when
near the preachers house. When we got
back TO the bank, Paul Leader, George Trei-
ber. H. l.. Leavitt. n. Peters and T. MUNICH
rath were standing there. Did not know
Leavitt at that time. Granda asked the fel-
lows to give US drink. Plath gave Granda
Is cents. Te went, and
GOT DRINK
and went back to the corner. Treiber said:
"You go down and ask Charley Eberhart if
the buggy has come back" This was about
one hour before Haddoclk was killed. Granda
went with me. l asked Eberhart if the buggy
had returned. l called him out Of the Column
bia house to ask him. He went back and sent
man out. l remained there about an hour
Did not ask FitZsimmonS about the buggy
He went into Merrills livery stable. Saw
buggy on Water street that night about one
hour after 1 had left the bank corner. l was
standing near Dneen Bros fence west from
the Columbia house. The buggy came and L
walked up near Fourth street. The
buggy came from Fourth street and
turned north on Water street. Granda
and were on the east side of water street
when the buggy came. We wont up to Fourth
street when the buggy came and saw crowd
of men coming down. Met them near the
Leader, Leavitt Granda, Arensdorf, Peters,
Plath and Munchrath were in the crowd.
Arensdorf was there. Leavitt had on a rub
Der coat. We all went to the Water street
corner. Paul Leader and were in front. He
and went south on Water street. Arensdorf
stood On the corner with the other men. Saw
q man coming across the street Arensdorf
said to Granda, II don't want you drunken
Dutchmen around here Mr.. Haddock was
coming east on Water street. l saw Arens-
o,.1 81, onhn
the middle OF the street ArensdoIf fired a
shot. Haddock raised his hand to his head
and fell. Arensdorf stood still moment and
then
RAN ACROSS THE BRIDGE,
followed by Peters. / then started to run,
and did not see which way the other men ran.
[ ran through the alley between Third and
Fourth streets. Paul Leader was with me,
and we ran to the Milwaukee house. Saw
Arensdorf on Fourth street with Paul Leader
next day. Saw him In beer garden the next
Monday after the shooting. Folger was also
there. Arensdorf said: II guess 1 want to
see you.'' We went out He SAID: Il think
yon had better get out. You saw the shoot
ing. and you had better get OUT I said had
no money, and he said: 81 will give you SlOO.
and you get out" He said to Folger: 'You
come to Junk's tonight, and get Bismarck
and take him to SaliX." He said if 1 remained
here would get drunk and talk, and would
get into the penitentiary, The second day
after Haddock was killed Treiber came to my
house and he gave me money. Saw H. Peters
at the beer garden the next day after had
talked with Arensdorf. Fred Folger and
ArenSdorf were also there. ArenSdorf said
TO me- II want to see you skin out. He told
Folger to meet me at junk that night and
drive me to Saiix. Folger said all right, and
that it was
BETTER FOR Me TO LEAVE.
Folger said he had been told by Granda that
Areusdorf had killed Haddock. l left Sioux
fl,n anvf yu.nl q n
Haddock was killed at clock in the MORN
ing. Folger went with me. Got to SaliX
about 9 p. Folger gave me S95 at the
depot. On the second day after Haddock
was killed George Treiber gave me
Sl25 at my house. At the beer garden on the
day above referred to Arensdorf said: ''Why
did you not go with the S125 George Treiber
gave you? l will give you $100 more, but not
until you are on the road going away" The
crosS-eXamtnation was then taken up by
Attorney Gray, and Bismarck told of his
nativity, when he came to this country, and
where he had worked since coming here He
denied having been in the penltentiary before
coming to America. He swore positively
that Arensdorf wore light pants on the night
of the murder, q point that the defense evil
IDENTIFY did not intend to make, as Fitzsimmons
testified to that fact, but insisted that
he could not recognize the assassin. Bis
marck said it was q dark night but that the
electric light made it possible for him to see
that it was Arensdorf and not Peters th at
fired the shot. In speaking of his arrest he
said: II was arrested at San Francisco. l
told Melon of the shooting on the way home.
told the governor about it at Des Moines.
Did not read Leavltt's statement. Did not
know of it when told the governor. Don't
expect less punishment than the rest. Didn t
talk with Leavitt about the shooting since l
came back.
George Lang was recalled, and said he
recognized Harry Sherman